Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Coffee can full of rusty lures Old straw hat on a nail in the barn Your flannel hangs where you left it last fall Still smells like smoke and farm Sun came up on an empty chair Thermos lid still sittin' there warm I poured two cups out of habit Talked to you through the fog [Chorus] I still see you on that riverbank Boots in the mud, line in your hand Sayin', “Boy, it ain’t the fish you’re chasin’ It’s learnin’ how to sit and stand” I’m tryin’ to walk the way you walked Quiet heart, calloused hands One day I hope I turn into you Same old soul, same old man [Verse 2] You'd tap the brim of your beat-up cap Say, “Patience, that’s how you win” Teachin' me more than hooks and knots Teachin' me how to bend, not bend You'd let the small ones slip back home “Some things you just gotta turn loose” Now I’m here wrestlin' with your absence Wish I could throw back this news [Chorus] I still see you on that riverbank Boots in the mud, line in your hand Sayin', “Boy, it ain’t the fish you’re chasin’ It’s learnin’ how to sit and stand” I’m tryin’ to walk the way you walked Quiet heart, calloused hands One day I hope I turn into you Same old soul, same old man [Bridge] You said, “Tell the truth, shake a strong hand Look folks in the eye when you can” Now every time that bobber trembles I feel you steadyin’ my hands (yeah) [Chorus] I still see you on that riverbank Boots in the mud, line in your hand Sayin', “Boy, it ain’t the fish you’re chasin’ It’s learnin’ how to sit and stand” I’m tryin’ to walk the way you walked Quiet heart, calloused hands If I turn out half the man you were That’s still more than I ever planned Yeah, one day I hope I turn into you Same old soul, same old man
Tags
country, Warm alt-country ballad with male vocals, brushy kit, and round upright bass. Fingerpicked acoustic and a slightly overdriven electric play in call-and-response; pedal steel swells underline the nostalgia. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, chorus widens with stacked harmonies and roomy reverb. Subtle organ pad in the bridge for a small, emotional lift before a stripped final chorus., alternative country
Duration
3:14
Instrumental
No
Created
2/27/2026